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Example Sentences

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But Sasha is a child, and can only see what she’s privy to.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Jess Kerr top-scored for the White Ferns with 20 as only three players made double figures in their eighth-lowest total in T20s.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

“The only freedom the Spartans were interested in was their own.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

The fossil was discovered in Antarctica's Lashly Mountains region and represents the only known specimen of its kind.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

My alarm didn’t go off, and since I’m the only one in the house with an alarm clock, we were all late.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam